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Damn what a sad news!

I'm continuously using his brilliant Blitzmax Vanilla and make living from it.

Some time ago I showed him my game over e-mail and he liked it. I will never forget him.

RIP Mark


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Like others on this forum; I have used his tools for decades. He was such a talented and creative person and I thank him for all the time and effort he put into making our coding easier and more enjoyable. 

Rest in peace Mark.

QuoteI guess now we have to reply on Unity or Unreal.

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Damn, this is saddening.

RIP Mark. I had a great time using Blitz3D, Blitzmax, and Monkey back in the 00s and learned a lot. Like Enay, wish I had the chance to thank him for making these uber-powerful tools that were so accessible. I probably wouldn't have gotten properly into programming without them.

That's awful news.  Mark was a brilliant language designer.  Blitzmax and Monkey have been my goto tools for years. 

OMG just seen this, he changed my life. the world is a better place because of him.

Wow... this hit me hard even and same as mainsworthy though never met Mark in the flesh, he changed my life.

RIP!

Son-a-va damn it. 
Rest easy Markman, condolences to his friends and family.  

in the past I bought Blitz3D, BlitzMAX, Blitz3D SDK and Monkey, contributed to Monkey2 via Patreon.

Thank you Mark for creating awesome tools!

This is truly heartbreaking news. I had the privilege of working with Mark for a while on Mojo2/Pyro for Monkey, and he couldn't have been kinder or more accommodating. We at Playniax owe so much to Mark, and I personally am especially grateful to him. It was his early Blitz products that rekindled my passion for programming. This is such a tremendous loss.

The reason I love programming is thanks to Sinclair Basic, Francois Lionet, Lee Bamber and Mark Sibly. I had some input with one of the demo programs on the PC retail version of Blitz Basic. I used to love Blitz Basic. RIP Mark, you were one of the great contributors to the programming world and you will be sadly missed 

Hi folks, just to let you know, there has been a memories and condolences page set up:

Mark SIBLY Obituary (2024) - The New Zealand Herald

Dabz

Thanks for sharing Dabz - {edit} planted some trees in memory of Mark on the other side of the globe, there is a link on the memorial page if anyone is interested.

Mark gets a mention on This Week in Retro (at 1:03:53).

Quote from: Steve Elliott on December 21, 2024, 17:17:59Mark gets a mention on This Week in Retro (at 1:03:53).

Thanks for sharing, its nice to see Mark's genius getting the recognition it deserves. The power of BlitzBasic on the Amiga was something else, and it carried through to the products he produced on the PC.